Clasp and hook stay



@ 4, i936. J. J. KlsPERT CLASP AND HOOK STAY4 Filevd April 30, 1955 INVENTOR Patented Feb. 4, 1936 PATENT OFFICE CLASP AND HOOK STAY Joseph J. Kispert, Hamden, Conn., assignor to I. Newman & Sons, Inc., New Haven, Conn., a

corporation of VConnecticut Application April 30, 1935, Serial No. 19,090-

3 Claims.

"This invention relates to an improved stay for hooks or clasps used on corsets, girdles, or other foundation garments, an object being to provide i a construction of stay whereby the hooks orv clasps of a corset are offset inwardly from `the adjacent parts and, consequently, when a garment is placed thereover the hooks or' clasps will not be noticeable.

A further object more specifically is to provide a stay wherein there is formed a hook or clasp supporting bar and an oiset bar either integral with the hook or clasp or formed separate and spaced therefrom a short distance.

In the accompanying drawing- Figure l is a fragmentary iront View showing part of a corset with a stay embodying the invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view through Fig. l approximately on the line 2 2, the same being on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged elevation of the stay and hooks shown in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is an edge view of the structure shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view through Fig. 3 approximately on the line 5 5;

Fig. 6 is a View similar to Fig. 2 but showing a modified arrangement of corset wherein there are provided overlapping flaps;

Fig. 'l is a view similar to Fig. 6 except that the clasps are mounted upon a stay bar constructed substantially as shown in Fig. 3;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a modified form of stay bar;

Fig. 9 is a View similar' to Fig. 5, but showing another modied form;

Fig. 10 is a view also similar to Fig. 5 but showing a further modied form; l

Fig. 11 is a view similar to Fig. 9 but showing the offset bar in a different position.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, I indicates a corset body which is provided with a vest 2 and forward extensions 3 and 4. The vest 2 is connected by suitable clasps 5, while the forward extensions 3 and 4 are drawn toward each other by lacing 6 coacting with the respective hooks 'l and 8 carried by the stays 9 and I i). The construction just described is old and well known except the stays 9 and Il] which are shown in detail in Figs. 3 to 5, inclusive. When using ordinary stays instead of the stays 9 and I Il as shown in Fig. 2, the hooks 'I and 8 will protrude outwardly to a certain extent and where thin garments are-Worn over the corset this is more or less objectionable as the hooks will be seen either directly or `by reason of their 5 protuberance.` In the presentinvention the stays shown in Figs.V 3 to 5, inclusive, are intended to offset the hooks inwardly so that the hooks will not press against the dress: or other garment tted over the corset. Under some circumstances 10 the arrangement shown in Fig. 6 where they are provided front flaps II and I2 which extend over and cover the hooks and all or most of the lacing portion is desirable. In the structures shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 6 the stays are the same and 15 present an offset arrangement. In Fig. 8 the same idea is present except that the stays 9 and I0 are used in connection with the clasps 5 to produce an inward offset of certain parts.

As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, there is provided 20 a hook bar I3 having suitable hooks I4 connected thereto in any desired manner and spaced along the bar I3. The bar I3 is preferably flexible and may be made from flexible tempered steel which may be enameled or otherwise covered to pre- 25 vent rust. Arranged parallel to but offset from the bar I3 is an offset bar I5 formed preferably of the same material as bar I3. Angle plates I6, I1 and I8 are riveted or otherwise rigidly secured to bar I3 and are each provided with a 30 connecting portion I9 merging into the offset portion 20 as illustrated in Fig. 5. Rivets or other means are used to secure the center part of the bar I5 to the center plate I1, while the respective end portions of the bar I5 loosely en- 35 gage the offsets 20 of the plates I 6 and IB, or may be slightly spaced therefrom when not in use as illustrated in Fig. 4. The idea of not connecting the bar I5 nor the respective ends of plates I6 and I8 is to permit a full flexing action 40 of the entire stay structure so that a person Wearing a corset provided with one of these structures may freely bend without injuring any part of the corset. Under some circumstances, however, the modified form shown in Fig. 8 may be 45 used wherein the bar I3' is integral with the connecting portion I9' and the offset portion 20. This presents a comparatively stiff construction which is desirable for certain types of corsets. However, the flexible structure shown in Figs. 3 50 and 4 is preferable as it provides a proper support at the front of the corset and also permits free flexing of the parts, while, at the same time, affording proper connections or supports for the hooks or clasps as the case may be. The respective stays 9 and I0 ar each preferably arranged in a single pocket 2| or 22 as the case may be. 'I'he same is true when the stays are used with the clasps 5.

The corset body I is made in any desired manner and of any of the desired published structures, except that the respective pockets 2I and 22 are made of a width whereby the entire stays may be positioned therein with the respective hooks I4 extending through the fabric as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.

In Fig. 9 a construction is disclosed `which is similar to Fig. 5 except that instead of having an inclined section I9 connecting the bar I3 and bar I5, there is provided a right angle connection 2I which results in placing the offset bar I 5 near the edge 22 of the bar I3.

In Fig. 10 a further modified form is shown wherein there is provided a hook-shaped connection 23 whichoifsets the bar I5 to about the vsaine extent as the structure shown in Fig. 9,

but by reason of the connection 23 a tilting action is largely prevented. However, in Fig. 11 the right angle connecting member 24 holds the bar I5 beneath the rear portion 25 of plate or bar I3. In this form of the invention the bar I3 is wider than in the other forms of the invention and the offset bar I5 is merely spaced from the rear edge portion of the bar I3.

I claim:

1. A stay for front laced corsets, comprising a hook bar having a plurality of hooks connected therewith, a plurality of plates connected to said bar and extending from one edge thereof, each of said plates having an oiset portion, and a flexible oiset bar having the center part connected with the center of said plates and the end portions positioned to rest against said offset portions when the stay is in use.

2. A stay for front laced corsets, comprising a hook bar having a plurality of hooks connected therewith, a plurality of plates connected to said bar extending from one edge thereof, each of said plates having an oiset portion, and a flexible oiset bar connected with one of said plates positioned to rest against the offset portion of each of said plates when the stay is in use.

3. A corset stay, comprising a exible bar, hooks secured to said bar along one edge with portions oifset from the front surface of said bar, a secondary flexible bar positioned parallel to the first-mentioned bar, and means connecting said bars so that the secondary bar will be oiset from the front surface of the rst-mentioned bar an equal or greater distance than said hooks, said connectingmeans acting to connect said bars Without disturbing the ilexibility of either of the bars.

JOSEPH J. KISPERT. 

